SLANE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. SLANE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SLANE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SLANE is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLANE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
slanesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SLANE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SLANE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,262.
What stands out about SLANE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SLANE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Irish
A long-handled spade used in Ireland for cutting turf from a bog.
A slane has a narrow, angled blade specially shaped to cut and lift blocks of turf out of a bog for drying and use as fuel, a tool tied closely to Irish rural life. The word comes from Irish and names both the tool and the traditional skill of using it.
How SLANE is used
Irish regional term for a specific turf-cutting tool.
- He sharpened the slane before heading out to the bog.
- Cutting turf with a slane took years to master.
- The old slane hung on the shed wall all winter.
- Her grandfather taught her to use the slane properly.
- Rows of neat turf showed where the slane had passed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SLANE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SLANE
The 5 tiles of SLANE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with SLANE
1 longer words begin with SLANE.
Words ending in SLANE
1 words end in SLANE. Useful as a back hook: play SLANE onto a word already on the board.
Words with SLANE inside
1 words contain SLANE in the middle. Words that start with SLANE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SLANE
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Common questions about SLANE
- Is SLANE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SLANE is not in it.
- How many points is SLANE worth?
- SLANE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLANE mean?
- A long-handled spade used in Ireland for cutting turf from a bog.
- What letters can be added to SLANE?
- SLANE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SLANE:
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